By Fr Augustine Vallooran – “I give you a new commandment: love one another as I have loved you” (Jn 13:34) The British physicist Isaac
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Category: Faith / Spirituality
The Lent Project: Daily Mass for Slackers
By Susanna D – Until a couple of years ago, I had never been a consistent daily Mass-goer, which was fairly shocking, considering that I
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Lenten Ascesis: The Way of the Desert Fathers
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – Emotions are tricksters as mentioned in the Yoga Sūtras (of Patañjali, circa 2nd century BCE to 4th century CE). The slippery
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The Story of the Miraculous Cross on the Hill
By Fr. Arun Santhosh M – As we are in the month of March, let us observe the solemnity of St. Joseph the carpenter. He
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A Call to Become the Good News: The Christian Way
By Sr. Rekha M Chennattu, RA What do we learn from Jesus and Paul? How does the church in India become the good news? How
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A Call to Become the Good News: St Paul and Letters
By Sr. Rekha M Chennattu, RA – Continuing from where we left off yesterday, we shall now explore the life and mission of Saint Paul
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A Call to Become the Good News: Jesus and the Gospels
By Sr. Rekha M Chennattu, RA – Continuing the series on the theme — A Call to Become the Good News — Biblical scholars speak
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A Call to Become the Good News
Indian Catholic Matters is proud to present an insightful paper titled, A Call to Be/Become the Good News, which was presented by Sr. Rekha M
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Lent: A Joyful Time of Turning Over
By Fr. Joseph Francis – It is normally said that Lent is a time of penance. For some it is almost a mourning time if
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Cardinal Gracias Releases English Standard Version of Catholic Bible in India
Bangalore: His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias, the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) and the Archbishop of Bombay, released the English
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The Evolution of Lent
By Fr. Hedwig Lewis, SJ – From the early centuries in the history of Christianity, Christians established Easter Sunday to celebrate Christ’s resurrection. Then, several
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#Lent – Fast. Pray. Love
By Fr Joshan Rodrigues – A popular joke goes that when asked what he was going to abstain from this Lent, he replied, “I am
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To Jesus Through Mary
By Fr. Joseph Royan, C.Ss.R – As Catholics, we have grown familiar with the expression “To Jesus through Mary”. I often get asked both by
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Interview with Rev. Fr. Abbot Philip Anderson: We Must All Build Bridges
By Subhasis Chattopadhyay – In a first-ever dialogue between a Solesmes Abbot and an Indian Hindu, the very Reverend Philip Anderson, Abbot of Our Lady
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With God, Love Never Fails!
By Linda Joseph – Just one word that changes our hell to heaven – LOVE. Any time your heart is disturbed, your day is going
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